Lawyers in Joe Arpaio's criminal contempt-of-court case are set to give oral arguments on Oct. 4 regarding the former Arizona sheriff's request to vacate his conviction in light of President Donald Trump's pardon.

Prior to the president's pardon, Arpaio was scheduled to be sentenced for his criminal contempt-of-court conviction on Oct. 5.

The issue is that a pardon suggests an admission of guilt, which Bolton said needs to be discussed during oral arguments.

"We look forward to the hearing, and hope that the court will make the appropriate ruling," said Mark Goldman, one of Arpaio's attorneys, according to The Arizona Republic. "The verdict should have been set aside by the court already and prior to the pardon for the reason that it was never delivered to Sheriff Arpaio in open court, but instead sent to his attorneys via email, thus violating his constitutional rights to a public trial and to participate in his trial."

"It was extremely hurtful and upsetting to him that it was being reported that he was convicted of racial profiling," Golman said. "The sheriff is not a racist and has never been a racist, and any type of such accusation was upsetting and extremely distressing to him."

Goldman said he's not sure if the court will throw out Arpaio's conviction, but "if they don’t, we’ll be appealing."

Lawyers in Joe Arpaio's criminal contempt-of-court case are set to give oral arguments on Oct. 4 regarding the former Arizona sheriff's request to vacate his conviction in light of President Donald Trump's pardon.